Jesus tells his disciples that he is sending an Advocate to be with us always. Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ, reflects on this message of hope in this week's One-Minute Homily. Based on the readings for Sunday, May 17. https://youtu.be/2cWAEIN3npw Christ is Risen! It’s still...
Atomic Pilgrim: A Book Review
In his forthcoming memoir Atomic Pilgrim, James Patrick Thomas recounts his cross-continental pilgrimage from Washington State to the Holy Land and his later activism back home. Writing for The Jesuit Post, Luke Lapean, SJ reflects on how the memoir provocatively asks whether true success in the struggle for change lies in measurable outcomes or in the quiet, interior transformation of the one who walks the road.
Our Political Idols: Why We Mislabel the Popes (and Ourselves)
Media narratives try to force Pope Leo XIV into political boxes that no pope can check. Alex Hale, SJ warns that politics now replaces religion in shaping American identity and calls Catholics to rise above division in pursuit of unity.
Eating Vegan and Healthy Isn’t Selfish — It’s Faithful
The Catholic faith esteems the human body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. Given the negative health outcomes of animal-based foods, Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ reflects how loving God, neighbor, and self through a plant-based diet seems to be a no-brainer.
The Goldilocks Guide to Becoming a Free Thinker
Niall Leahy takes a look at polarizing language and finds that a childhood favorite can help settle the rhetoric down.
A Relationship With Art
Have you experienced art lately? Matt White, SJ, suggests now is a good time.
Weighting To Exhale
How do we recognize ourselves made in the image of God when we hate what we see in the mirror? Damian Torres-Botello, SJ shares his own struggles with weight and self-image, as always, with honesty and insight.
Confronting Inner Prejudices
In his first TJP essay, Lucas Sharma describes his experience of confronting racism in a new city and prejudice in himself.
This I Believe: Created in God’s Image
If we’re all made in God’s image and likeness, Damian Torres-Botello, SJ offers a prayer that we might all embrace that godly image.
The Trans-Pacific What Now?
TJP’s Ken Homan, SJ reacts to TPP: a secretive free-trade bill that ignores the poor.